Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120124078 - Ferro Union Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120124078

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/22/1996

Site Address:
Ferro Union Inc
1000 W Francisco St
Torrance, CA 90502

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4225

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/20/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362025116

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	02001	Serious	3314 A	04/24/1996	05/02/1996	$5,000	$5,000	$0	05/18/1996	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170588644

Event: 03/07/1996

Employee's fingers injured between belt and pulley

Employee #1, of Ferro Union Inc., and a coworker, of B & K Leveling Line and Shear, were removing a clutch/pulley guard from one part of a machine. They were doing this to read a part number for reordering, and to check the pulley belt tension to rectify noise from that part of the machine. Employee #1 was clasping the 2-1/2 in. wide belt with his left hand when another coworker started the machine by pressing the ON/OFF switch, which was not visible to Employee #1. His hand was dragged in between the belt and pulley and, due to the high belt speed, was released instantaneously from the discharge end of the pulley. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures and three fingers were amputated. Causal factors in this accident include failure to follow lockout procedures and lack of signs or tags on the controls of the machine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, PULLEY, COMMUNICATION, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120124078			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Specified mechanics and repairers

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